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Mrs. Bluezette's Grammar Guide
malapropisms part 3:
incredible/incredulous, jurist/juror,
personnel/personal
If you're ever used the wrong word, one that sounded like another,
you've probably used a malapropism.
Mrs. B invites you to join the club.
"Incredible" means hard to believe.
v
The meteor shower made for some INCREDIBLE pictures.
"Incredulous" means skeptical.
v
We were INCREDULOUS about his portrayal of the engineer as
the one to blame for the aborted feed.
A "jurist" is someone who has a thorough knowledge of law.
v
The station attorney had better be a JURIST to help us out of this
predicament.
A "juror" is a member of a jury.
v
One JUROR'S face told the story.
"Personnel" are the people who work in a company or an office.
It's also the name of the department concerned with personnel.
v
The number of company holidays is a PERSONNEL issue.
"Personal" means private.
v
Many reporters want their PERSONAL lives kept that way.
